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EPA employees attend mandatory anti-leaks classes

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

It is part of a broader Trump administration order for anti-leaks training at all executive branch agencies. The Associated Press obtained training materials from the hourlong class.

Skeptics voice concerns over EPA plan for worst toxic waste sites

By Michael D. Regan

Environmental advocates question whether a new plan would do too much to protect the very industries behind Superfund sites.

U.S. regulators greenlight plan for Volkswagen after emissions scandal

By Michael Biesecker and Tom Krishner, Associated Press

Under the plan, VW owners can either choose to have the emissions systems repaired for free or have the company buy back the vehicles.

11 states sue over EPA delay of new chemical safety rules

By Associated Press

The states say Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt exceeded his legal authority by delaying the new Accidental Release Prevention Requirements until 2019.

Has the moment for environmental justice been lost?

By Talia Buford, ProPublica

Facing Trump’s proposals for cutting programs that help minorities and the poor, Democrats scramble to make up for missed opportunities to protect them.

EPA launching program to challenge climate science

By PBS News Hour

In the latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change, Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has recruited a team of researchers to challenge climate science. Emily Holden, who broke the story for E&E News’s ClimateWire,…

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Trump wages battle against regulations, not climate change

By Michael Biesecker and John Flesher, Associated Press

While President Donald Trump's beliefs about global warming remain something of a mystery, his actions make one thing clear: He doesn't consider it a problem for the federal government to solve.

Trump administration seeks to slash EPA science office

By Lisa Song, ProPublica

The EPA's Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. The Trump administration wants to cut its funding in half.

Pesticide maker tries to kill risk study

By Associated Press

An Environmental Protection Agency spokesman later said Scott Pruitt won't "prejudge" any potential rule-making decisions as "we are trying to restore regulatory sanity to EPA's work."…

Trump administration seeks delay in ruling on climate plan

By Michael Biesecker and Sam Hananel, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's administration has asked a federal appeals court to postpone ruling on lawsuits over Obama-era restrictions on carbon emissions.